Critics of the Bitcoin community’s decision to pursue a development path that prioritizes the coin’s utility as a store of value often allege that a payments-first focus is necessary to create a “base level of demand” for a cryptocurrency. However, writing on Twitter, BitGo co-founder Ben Davenport makes the case that the payments use case […]

Stasia Bold Nowadays there are many challenges inherent to the existing blockchains. Among them the following main problems may be distinguished: Low capacity level caused by permanent data calculation. Progressively growing blockchain data volume, which in its turn causes troubles when there is a full synchronization. High transaction costs. We are glad to present you […]

Keeping these muscles in good condition will help you fend off a bad back – just make sure you mix it up Make the time A strong core isn’t about having photogenic abs, looking good in swimwear or grinding out another deadlift. It is a key element in dozens of everyday movements, including simple things […]

CAIRO – 25 June 2018: A well-preserved set of canopic jars was discovered in the tomb of Karabasken (TT 391), in the South Asasif Necropolis on the West Bank of Luxor by the Egyptian- American mission of South Asasif Conservation Project, working under the auspices of the Ministry of Antiquities. The new discovery was announced […]

Cosmogen and Pylote have signed a commercial and industrial agreement to provide makeup and skincare brands with innovative accessories and packaging. With the integration of Pylote’s antimicrobial microspheres technology into its makeup applicators, Cosmogen addresses brands and consumers’ demand for safer and more natural beauty solutions. Cosmogen, a leading European developer and supplier of cosmetic […]

The results could be used by public health officials to improve cholera control strategies For the first time, the transmission of cholera has been tracked at the household level across Dhaka, Bangladesh, a city with a ‘hyper-endemic’ level of the disease. Researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute and their collaborators found that nearly 80 per […]

Last week, coffee giant Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) gave investors a few reasons to be disappointed, including a lowered outlook for its global third-quarter comparable store sales growth and softer-than-expected Frappuccino sales. As a result, shares fell sharply, ending the week down more than 10%. While the double-digit pullback is undoubtedly disappointing for Starbucks stock holders, one group of investors may […]

Wall Street’s main indexes dropped on Monday as a move to check Chinese investments in U.S. technology firms further raised tensions between the United States and its trading partners. The U.S. Treasury Department was drafting curbs that would block firms with at least 25 percent Chinese ownership from buying U.S. companies with “industrially significant technology,” […]

ZCash, a privacy-based cryptocurrency, is about to undergo its first hard fork. The network upgrade, dubbed Overwinter, is intended to be activated at block 347,500 – it’s currently at 347, 253- and is scheduled to go live on June 26. ZCash is a fork of bitcoin which uses a cryptography principle called “zero-knowledge proofs” which allows users to […]

The Bahamas has joined a small list of countries that are planning to experiment with central bank digital currencies (CBCD). The country’s Deputy Prime Minister who also doubles up as Minister of Finance, K. Peter Turnquest, announced during the recently held ‘The Bahamas Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Conference’ that a pilot digital currency will be introduced by the Central Bank […]